08-09-2022, 06:12 AM
In my opinion, Bradbury can get better. As a run blocker, he already does a good job. When pass blocking, he gave up 2 sacks last year. As we all know, it’s the pressures that are killer. Scheme wise, you can actually do something to mitigate those. That won’t fix his struggle with anchoring, but scheme can buy him that fraction of a second he needs to properly get his feet under him.
One on one, a lot of centers in the league struggle, not just Bradbury. Most teams use guards to assist the center; so O’Connell isn’t reinventing the wheel here. He’s simply pointing out that there are tools available to him as a coach that can have a big impact on pressure up the middle. I’m willing to see what he can do with Bradbury before completely writing him off. I couldn’t stand our blocking schemes the past 5 years, so here’s to hoping O’Connell’s position coaches are much better at fixing some of the glaring issues we’ve had.
One on one, a lot of centers in the league struggle, not just Bradbury. Most teams use guards to assist the center; so O’Connell isn’t reinventing the wheel here. He’s simply pointing out that there are tools available to him as a coach that can have a big impact on pressure up the middle. I’m willing to see what he can do with Bradbury before completely writing him off. I couldn’t stand our blocking schemes the past 5 years, so here’s to hoping O’Connell’s position coaches are much better at fixing some of the glaring issues we’ve had.